One small step of the foot gets you across and past that place.
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过河拆桥
过河拆桥
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
- 。
He always burns his bridges after crossing them.
- 貳动verb
fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
- 。
He is always one to cross the bridge and burn it behind him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 斥(push away; drive off)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using a hand pushing outward, you dismantle and destroy a structure.
过河拆桥
Traditional過河拆橋
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
- 。
He always burns his bridges after crossing them.
- 貳动verb
fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
- 。
He is always one to cross the bridge and burn it behind him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 斥(push away; drive off)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using a hand pushing outward, you dismantle and destroy a structure.
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